Dichocoenia stokesii elliptical star coral

Dichocoenia stokesii is commonly referred to as elliptical star coral. Difficulty in the aquarium: 2 - Enkel. A aquarium size of at least 200 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

3179 

AphiaID:

289807 

Scientific:

Dichocoenia stokesii 

German:

Karibische Hirnkoralle 

English:

Elliptical Star Coral 

Category:

Stenkoraller - LPS 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Anthozoa (Class) > Scleractinia (Order) > Meandrinidae (Family) > Dichocoenia (Genus) > stokesii (Species) 

Initial determination:

Milne Edwards & Haime, 1848 

Occurrence:

Belize, Bermuda, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Gulf of Mexico, Honduras, Mexico (East Pacific), Panama, Puerto Rico, The Bahamas, the Caribbean, the Cayman Islands, Venezuela, West-Atlantic Ocean 

Marine Zone:

Subtidal, sublittoral, infralittoral, deep zone of the oceans from the lower limit of the intertidal zone (intertidal) to the shelf edge at about 200 m water depth. neritic. 

Sea depth:

0 - 72 Meter 

Size:

up to 11.81" (30 cm) 

Temperature:

76.82 °F - 28, °F (24.9°C - 28,°C) 

Food:

Phytoplankton, Plankton, Zooplankton 

Tank:

44 gal (~ 200L)  

Difficulty:

2 - Enkel 

Offspring:

Possible to breed 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Appendix II ((commercial trade possible after a safety assessment by the exporting country)) 

Red List:

Vulnerable (VU) 

More related species
in this lexicon:

• 
  Dichocoenia stokesii
  Karibische Hirnkoralle

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2010-05-15 13:25:33 

Last edit:

2010-05-15 13:25:33 

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